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September 2016
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Press Release
Scaling-up green innovations improves local livelihoods
  • Ha Noi, 1 September 2016 – The first fair showcasing the scaling-up of green innovations was held today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the Green One UN House. Representatives from 15 projects supported by the Global Environment Facility-UNDP Small Grants Programme (UNDP/GEF SGP) and non-governmental organizations attended the event to showcase their innovations at community level to protect the environment, improve local livelihoods and quality of lives. They also discussed potential to scale-up best practices.
September 2016
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Press Release
Viet Nam moves forward with the Implementation of the Paris Agreement
  • Ha Noi, 1 September 2016 - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) jointly organised a consultation workshop with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) on Viet Nam’s implementation plan for the Paris Agreement (PA).
August 2016
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Press Release
UNICEF applauds Viet Nam’s new guidelines to reduce child malnutrition
  • Ha Noi, 23 August 2016 – The government of Viet Nam has issued the National Guidelines for the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) among children under six years of age, making it the third country in the region to adopt such guidelines which are in line with the 2013 recommendations from the World Health Organization. The aim is to reduce child deaths by improving the quality of lifesaving nutrition services for children. Nationally, 45 percent of deaths of children under five years are related to under-nutrition.
August 2016
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77 million newborns globally not breastfed within first hour of life - UNICEF
  • New York/Hanoi, 5 August 2016 – Some 77 million newborns – or 1 in 2 – are not put to the breast within an hour of birth, depriving them of the essential nutrients, antibodies and skin-to-skin contact with their mother that protect them from disease and death, UNICEF said.
June 2016
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UN envoy calls for strong collaboration and action to eliminate violence against children in Viet Nam
  • Ha Noi, 22 June, 2016 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) on Violence against Children, Marta Santos Pais, has concluded a 3-day visit to Viet Nam calling on the government, civil society and all stakeholders for strong collaboration and action to eliminate violence against children. In Viet Nam, children are particularly vulnerable to neglect, abuse and violence at the home, especially children with disabilities; to the persistence of cross-border trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and child labor; to the overuse of detention of child offenders; and to the increasing threat of online abuse. "Violence against children also has high financial costs for society through its long-lasting impact on child development, and for the budgets of the health, social welfare and criminal justice systems. By investing in prevention we can strengthen Viet Nam's human and social capital", Santos Pais stressed in her meetings with the government.